Art World Art Industry News: Bloomberg Businessweek Dedicates an Entire Magazine Issue to One Article Calling NFTs ‘a Modern Ponzi Scheme’ + Other Stories Plus, employees say the Speed Museum is haunted by the ghost of its founder, and Ukraine sanctions collector Dmitry Rybolovlev. By Artnet News, Oct 26, 2022
Art Fairs Loosened Travel Restrictions Draw Collectors Back to the Asia Now Fair in Paris This Year The fair opened in a glamorous new location at La Monnaie de Paris, a Neoclassical building that once housed the Paris Mint. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 21, 2022
People Eastern European Hip-Hop Star Tommy Cash (a.k.a. Kanye East) Is a Conceptual Artist, Too The Estonian rapper has brought a post-Soviet, punk energy to Paris Internationale, showing his art at the booth of Temnikova & Kasela Gallery. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 21, 2022
Art Fairs As Competition Ramps Up in the Primary Market, Midsized Galleries Promoted Their Close Ties to Artists at Paris+ But worries persist about the future for smaller galleries. "Maybe we’re dancing on a volcano,” one dealer said. By Anna Sansom, Oct 21, 2022
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Can Artists Ever Beat Flippers at Their Own Game? A gallerist, an artist, and an entrepreneur discuss. By Artnet News, Oct 21, 2022
Law & Politics The U.S. Charges a British Businessman With Trying to Ship a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch’s Art Out of New York Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested for attempting to help the billionaire industrialist Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska escape sanctions. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 20, 2022
People Meet 9 Power Players Who Are Steering the French Art Scene to New Heights—Including Its Booming Art Market Here are some of the key figures transforming the Paris cultural landscape. By Anna Sansom, Oct 20, 2022
Art Fairs A Ukrainian Collective Has Pulled Out of the Paris Internationale Art Fair After Learning a Russian Gallery Was Also Participating The owner of Moscow gallery Iragui pushed back, saying "art can be a diplomatic bridge." By Kate Brown, Oct 18, 2022
Art & Exhibitions 9 Captivating Gallery Shows You Need to See in Paris This Week, From Chéri Samba’s Latest to Jenny Saville’s Portraits From a major exhibition of Jenny Saville to some bright new stars, don't miss these stops in the French capital. By Anna Sansom, Oct 17, 2022
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Can Art Basel Make Paris the World’s Art Capital Once Again? This week, editors Naomi Rea and Kate Brown explore the controversy surrounding Paris's art fair landscape. By Artnet News, Oct 14, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: A Collector’s Priceless Trove of Cycladic Art Heads to the Met—But With a Huge Twist + Other Stories Plus, Mika Rottenberg's feature debut and a Ukrainian artist's surreal stamp. By Artnet News, Oct 12, 2022
Politics Self-Censorship Among Artists and Museum Workers Is on the Rise in Poland, a New Report Finds But it may be more difficult than ever for the E.U. to take action. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 11, 2022
Art World Russia’s ‘Retaliatory’ Missile Attacks Damage Several Museum and Heritage Sites in Ukraine Two important museums in Kyiv are still assessing what harm was done to its historic buildings. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 11, 2022
Art World Venice’s Storied Murano Glassmakers Are Shutting Down Their Studios Amid the Energy Crisis—Some Fear It May Be Forever Artists love to work with the historic glassmakers, but prices are becoming prohibitive. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 10, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Out With the Old This week: a new museum deaccessioning standard, Frank Stella’s extended family drama, bidders go gaga for Kaga, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Oct 7, 2022